Any Advice or First-Hand Experience with Feline Oral Cancer?

My cat recently died from a tumor in his mouth. He was a chubby little buggar and one of the friendliest cats I've ever seen.

Once we noticed there was something wrong with him (constant drooling, pus coming out of his mouth) I took him into the vet where he spotted the tumor right away.

He asked me "Should I try to remove it, or just put him down?"

I made the wrong decision. After the vet removed the tumor, he was bleeding constantly from his mouth. Normally an outdoor cat, we took him indoors to try to stop infection/harassment from other cats. He soon stopped eating (had a lot of problems with his tongue after the surgery) and after a few painful weeks, died.

It sounds like your cat is doing well, but as soon as her appetite stops, do the right thing and put her down. My cat was very affectionate to me even on the night before he died, although he purred a lot, it showed he was in a lot of pain. I hope her last days are happy ones.

Keep her as Long as you can .

Right now I have three dogs and four cats . One is barely over a year old and he has cat krone's disease .Messy but he is getting better about getting to the litter box .

I had a Chihuahua for almost 18 years and I kept her a long time . She was not well the last 5 years but - you know that is life . We as humans stay alive as long as possible . she had a stroke that broke her little back and I had her put to sleep the day before my birthday in the middle of December two Years ago . I have her ashes with my Husbands ashes and a picture of her framed . My other dogs are larger breeds and they probably will not live as long unfortunately as larger dogs die earlier .

Do Not listen to other people if they push you to put her down . You will know when it is the right time as I did with my Chihuahua .

This is the only advice I can offer . Sometimes I wish I would have become a Veterinarian .

Well it seems that you cat is healthy in personality. All that you have to do if you are a spiritual person is pray that she will be alright and that she has the appropriate diagnosis. She is a older cat and sad to say they don't live forever you know. But if she is in a lot of pain then the best thing would be to put her down.